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The 16 pages that link to Gulf of Aden, each with the reason it gives.

• Red SeaRelated: Its waters enter the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.

• Arabian PeninsulaRelated: It bounds the peninsula to the south and provides a route between two major seas.

• British SomalilandRelated: Its shipping route and proximity to Aden gave the protectorate strategic value.

• DjiboutiRelated: Djibouti’s southern coast opens onto this major maritime route.

• Afar DepressionRelated: Its seafloor spreading links Afar’s rifts to the Indian Ocean.

• Red Sea shippingRelated: It connects Red Sea traffic with routes across the Indian Ocean.

• Lake AssalRelated: The gulf’s rift system connects tectonically with the Afar region around the lake.

• Bab al-Mandab StraitRelated: Bab al-Mandab opens northward from this gulf.